[Ron in Acreage]

Jeb better put a stop to this. This is murder. plain and simple

[shhrubbery!]

I signed a petition to Jeb Bush to intervene in the case, though I don't know what he can do under the state's constitution. There is a US Supreme Court precedent, however.

In the Nancy Cruzan case back in 1990, Nancy's relatives demanded that she be "allowed" to die by withholding food and water from her. The US Supreme Court rejected the Cruzan family's arguments and upheld the right of the state to protect human life where there had not been a clearly defined wish on the part of the patient to refuse treatment.

However, Nancy Cruzan's relatives found a legal loophole and were successful in killing her.

I wonder how many people know that Joe Cruzan committed suicide a few years after forcing his daughter to starve to death?

[Dante3]

I agree.

I read an article of a man who came out of coma after some 19 years. (The Washington Times, July 19, 2003)

[cricket]

"Jeb better put a stop to this. This is murder. plain and simple"

I don't understand, why Jeb is not weighing in on this. . .

[tbpiper]

"People keep referring to her as 'being in a coma,'" he said. "She's not in any way comatose. She's responsive, she's trying to talk."

This may be the real reason her husband wants her dead. I've found the 'heart attack' explanation of her condition a bit dubious.

[twigs]

If this goes through, I will NEVER vote for Jeb Bush for higher office. He will have proven himself morally incompetent for the job. IMHO, her husband is doing this because he tried to kill her and she's responding too much now. She might tell what she knows if she remembers. Too risky for him.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I saw this poor woman on TV, and she looked cognitive to me. I think that it is tragic that she has been denied rehabiltative services all these years. It was obvious from the film that she recognized her family and was delighted in their attention.

[GailA]

This is sickening

[fatima]

Can't the husband turn the daughter 's care over to her family?